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Marco's podcasting microphone mega-review

A recently released extensive microphone review for podcasting. The inclusion of audio clips with two different voices is helpful. Thought some of you might be interested or enjoy reading someone else's thoughts.

I must say that I don't completely understand all the focus on microphones. just for kicks I tried the cheapest Logitech analog headset, which costs just $11. It works fine for podcast purposes. That is to say, it sounds good enough that as long as the show topic was genuinely interesting it would hold the audience. People would not tune out because of bad audio.

All the debate about the merits of this vs that microphone seems to be a lot of navel gazing. Especially when few people take any steps to improve the acoustics of their workspace. That's something that can help a lot.

100% agree that you really can't fix bad audio. But there seems to be many people who debate this vs that microphone. Once you have acceptable sound, everything else is gratuitous.

Like you, I've put in literally decades in recording and broadcast facilities. A decent mic will deliver acceptable audio, when well placed, and in an acceptable environment

In a lot of cases, most especially where the room acoustics have not been considered, mic placement is key. A headset, or head-mounted mic if you prefer, can do a better job than a mic on a boom or desk mount. It will be more consistent in any case.